ICC Cricket World Cup Best Bowling Average

Based on 48 matches (2023)

#	Player	Bowling Average	Mat	Inns	Ov	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Econ	SR	4w	5w	Mdns
1	Mohammed Shami IND	10.71	7	7	48.5	257	24	7/57	5.30	12.58	1	3	4
2	Angelo Mathews SL	17.83	5	5	22.1	107	6	2/14	4.84	22.50	0	0	2
3	Jasprit Bumrah IND	18.65	11	11	91.5	373	20	4/39	4.08	28.65	1	0	9
4	Gerald Coetzee SA	19.80	8	8	63.3	396	20	4/44	6.26	19.65	1	0	1
5	Mohammad Wasim Jr PAK	21.50	4	4	38.1	215	10	3/31	5.64	23.60	0	0	2
6	Adam Zampa AUS	22.39	11	11	96.0	515	23	4/8	5.36	25.43	3	0	1
7	Hardik Pandya IND	22.60	4	4	16.3	113	5	2/34	6.93	20.20	0	0	0
8	Reece Topley ENG	22.88	3	3	27.0	183	8	4/43	6.78	21.75	1	0	2
9	David Willey ENG	23.55	7	6	51.0	259	11	3/45	5.08	28.55	0	0	6
10	Tabraiz Shamsi SA	23.56	4	4	37.5	212	9	4/60	5.65	27.00	1	0	0
11	Keshav Maharaj SA	24.67	10	10	89.0	370	15	4/46	4.16	36.13	1	0	1
12	Mahedi Hasan BAN	24.83	3	3	24.0	149	6	4/71	6.21	24.33	1	0	0
13	Ravindra Jadeja IND	24.88	11	11	92.9	398	16	5/33	4.28	35.31	0	1	4
14	Dilshan Madushanka SL	25.00	9	9	77.8	525	21	5/80	6.75	23.62	1	1	4
15	Marco Jansen SA	26.47	9	9	68.6	450	17	3/31	6.56	26.76	0	0	3
16	Tanzim Hasan Sakib BAN	26.67	1	1	10.0	80	3	3/80	8.00	20.67	0	0	0
17	Shaheen Afridi PAK	26.72	9	9	81.0	481	18	5/54	5.94	28.22	0	1	3
18	Lahiru Kumara SL	27.33	2	2	11.0	82	3	3/35	7.45	22.00	0	0	0
19	Adil Rashid ENG	27.53	9	9	79.4	413	15	3/42	5.20	32.07	0	0	1
20	Kagiso Rabada SA	28.00	9	9	72.5	364	13	3/33	5.02	34.54	0	0	7
21	Josh Hazlewood AUS	28.06	11	11	93.1	449	16	3/38	4.82	35.75	0	0	8
22	Mitchell Santner NZ	28.06	10	10	92.4	449	16	5/59	4.86	35.06	0	1	4
23	Kuldeep Yadav IND	28.27	11	11	95.1	424	15	2/7	4.46	38.33	0	0	2
24	Matt Henry NZ	28.64	7	7	53.8	315	11	3/40	5.86	30.18	0	0	3
25	Chris Woakes ENG	29.80	8	8	54.6	298	10	4/54	5.46	33.70	1	0	1
26	Lockie Ferguson NZ	30.10	7	7	54.0	301	10	3/19	5.57	33.20	0	0	3
27	Bas de Leede NLD	30.44	9	8	67.0	487	16	4/62	7.27	26.38	1	0	0
28	Sean Abbott AUS	30.50	3	1	10.0	61	2	2/61	6.10	30.50	0	0	0
29	Mohammad Nabi AFG	31.75	9	9	61.3	254	8	3/28	4.14	46.50	0	0	4
30	Mitchell Starc AUS	33.00	10	10	87.0	528	16	3/34	6.07	35.19	0	0	2
31	Haris Rauf PAK	33.31	9	9	79.0	533	16	3/43	6.75	30.75	0	0	1
32	Mohammed Siraj IND	33.50	11	11	82.3	469	14	3/16	5.70	36.57	0	0	6
33	Ravichandran Ashwin IND	34.00	1	1	10.0	34	1	1/34	3.40	60.00	0	0	1
34	Pat Cummins AUS	34.33	11	11	88.9	515	15	3/51	5.79	36.80	0	0	1
35	Rashid Khan AFG	35.27	9	9	86.3	388	11	3/37	4.50	48.27	0	0	2
36	Lungi Ngidi SA	35.50	8	8	59.9	355	10	2/26	5.93	38.70	0	0	6
37	Hasan Ali PAK	35.67	6	6	51.0	321	9	4/71	6.29	35.67	1	0	2
38	Marcus Stoinis AUS	35.75	6	6	19.0	143	4	2/40	7.53	29.75	0	0	0
39	Trent Boult NZ	36.00	10	10	91.0	504	14	3/37	5.54	40.36	0	0	6
40	Noor Ahmad AFG	36.40	4	4	38.0	182	5	3/49	4.79	48.00	0	0	1
41	Gus Atkinson ENG	36.50	3	3	24.0	146	4	2/45	6.08	37.00	0	0	0
42	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	36.56	7	7	62.3	329	9	3/30	5.28	41.89	0	0	1
43	Tim Southee NZ	36.57	4	4	33.0	256	7	3/100	7.76	28.57	0	0	0
44	Paul van Meekeren NLD	37.25	9	9	74.2	447	12	4/23	6.02	38.83	1	0	1
45	Fazalhaq Farooqi AFG	38.00	6	6	40.0	228	6	4/34	5.70	41.50	1	0	2
46	Azmatullah Omarzai AFG	38.57	9	9	38.0	270	7	2/52	7.11	33.57	0	0	1
47	Glenn Phillips NZ	38.83	10	10	40.0	233	6	3/37	5.83	40.67	0	0	1
48	Logan van Beek NLD	39.67	8	8	70.5	476	12	4/74	6.75	37.50	1	0	1
49	Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN	40.20	9	9	72.0	402	10	3/25	5.58	43.70	0	0	3
50	Shoriful Islam BAN	41.00	8	8	64.0	410	10	3/75	6.41	39.90	0	0	3
51	Kasun Rajitha SL	42.00	6	6	49.0	336	8	4/50	6.86	38.25	1	0	1
52	Aryan Dutt NLD	42.60	9	9	77.3	426	10	3/44	5.51	47.60	0	0	6
53	Naveen ul Haq AFG	44.00	8	8	53.0	352	8	2/47	6.64	41.50	0	0	1
54	Hasan Mahmud BAN	44.00	2	2	14.0	132	3	2/67	9.43	29.33	0	0	0
55	Colin Ackermann NLD	46.80	9	9	47.2	234	5	2/39	4.96	57.20	0	0	2
56	Mitchell Marsh AUS	48.00	10	5	13.0	96	2	2/19	7.38	42.50	0	0	0
57	Moeen Ali ENG	49.60	6	6	42.4	248	5	3/42	5.85	51.20	0	0	0
58	Travis Head AUS	50.50	6	5	21.0	101	2	2/21	4.81	63.50	0	0	0
59	Shardul Thakur IND	51.00	3	3	17.0	102	2	1/31	6.00	52.00	0	0	0
60	Roelof van der Merwe NLD	51.83	8	8	56.0	311	6	2/34	5.55	56.50	0	0	0
61	Liam Livingstone ENG	52.67	7	6	29.0	158	3	1/13	5.45	58.00	0	0	1
62	Glenn Maxwell AUS	55.00	9	8	68.3	330	6	2/34	4.83	69.17	0	0	1
63	Mujeeb Ur Rahman AFG	57.25	9	9	81.5	458	8	3/51	5.62	62.50	0	0	2
64	Mark Wood ENG	58.17	7	7	54.0	349	6	2/50	6.46	55.33	0	0	1
65	Taskin Ahmed BAN	61.00	7	7	55.0	305	5	2/43	5.55	67.80	0	0	3
66	Usama Mir PAK	62.00	4	4	35.0	248	4	2/45	7.09	54.25	0	0	0
67	Maheesh Theekshana SL	63.67	8	8	71.2	382	6	2/44	5.37	73.50	0	0	1
68	Iftikhar Ahmed PAK	65.50	9	8	48.0	262	4	1/16	5.46	73.00	0	0	0
69	Joe Root ENG	67.00	9	2	10.1	67	1	1/19	6.63	61.00	0	0	0
70	Sam Curran ENG	70.00	3	3	17.2	140	2	1/47	8.14	55.00	0	0	2
71	James Neesham NZ	78.50	3	3	14.3	157	2	1/32	10.98	44.50	0	0	0
72	Rachin Ravindra NZ	78.60	10	9	65.4	393	5	2/21	6.01	79.60	0	0	0
73	Mustafizur Rahman BAN	79.60	8	8	65.4	398	5	2/36	6.09	80.40	0	0	3
74	Aiden Markram SA	85.00	10	4	18.3	85	1	1/23	4.64	113.00	0	0	1
75	Matheesha Pathirana SL	92.50	2	2	19.0	185	2	1/90	9.74	64.00	0	0	0
76	Dushmantha Chameera SL	98.00	4	4	31.2	196	2	1/20	6.28	95.00	0	0	3
77	Dunith Wellalage SL	98.00	3	3	29.2	196	2	1/53	6.71	89.00	0	0	0
78	Mohammad Nawaz PAK	111.50	5	5	37.5	223	2	1/31	5.95	113.50	0	0	0
79	Shadab Khan PAK	118.50	7	5	38.0	237	2	1/45	6.24	114.50	0	0	0

Bowling Average: Bowling Average · Mat: Matches · Inns: Innings bowled · Ov: Overs bowled · Runs: Runs conceded · Wkts: Wickets · BBI: Best bowling · Econ: Economy rate · SR: Bowling strike rate · 4w: 4-wicket hauls · 5w: 5-wicket hauls · Mdns: Maidens
Qualification: minimum 10 overs bowled, 1 wickets.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who has scored the most bowling-average in ICC Cricket World Cup?

Mohammed Shami leads with 10.71 bowling-average. Angelo Mathews is second with 17.83.

Who are the top bowling-average leaders in ICC Cricket World Cup?

The top three are Mohammed Shami (10.71), Angelo Mathews (17.83), and Jasprit Bumrah (18.65).

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This leaderboard is updated after every completed match. All statistics are compiled from official match data.

ICC Cricket World Cup Best Bowling Average